flowers and wet earth

balanced and lingering finale

along with notes of iodine

sweet and energetic on the penetrating finish

yet ethereal and even graceful

Lafite Rothschild Vintage:2017 flowers and wet earthThe wine seems fully mature, more so than the '89 (or the '82, tasted recently, but not for this vertical). The aromas were savoury roast meat, black plum, fig, and prune touched with smoke, coffee, and truffle. The texture was dense and extraordinarily tannic. The finish was long, and there was a touch of soy sauce right at the end. The 1986 vintage featured a dry spring followed by a hot summer, but there were small, sporadic rain showers that meant